Sayen, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  230  2021 (70) 14
1865  246  2017 (71) 4
1866  261  2038 (74) 14
1867  226  2056 (80) 0
1868  226  2073 (84) 0
1869  214  2090 (86) 0
1870  212  2107 (87) 0
1871  209  2125 (87) 0
1872  192  2142 (86) 0
1873  183  2159 (83) 0
1874  172  2177 (79) 0
1875  166  2194 (73) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sayen, William Henry  
Born: 14 May 1846
Died: 14 June 1921
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 374
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 103
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 10
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 72
Periodicals
   [BDE], 30 Dec. 1874
   [DCJ], no. 71, Mar. 1876, page 138
   [MCR], vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 1874, page 497
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 206
   [NYC], 2 Apr. 1870
   [NYC], 26 Dec. 1874
   [PDEB], 5 Mar. 1864
   [PDEB], 7 June 1867
   [WSoT], 4 Nov. 1865

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Maurian, C.A. - Sayen, W.H. 1864         (c)     4   -   0
Reichhelm, G.C. - Sayen, W.H. 1865         (f)     4   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Sayen, W.H. - Knox, J.W. 1866         (f)     8   -   6

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1864     Philadelphia Club Handicap     8  /  12      odds player in a knight class
Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     29  /  52


Player information updated: 8 Jan. 2024